Joyful After School & Day Camps
I got a call from one of the kids from our after-school program yesterday. He didn’t know that I wasn’t going to be there this semester. I didn’t have the heart to tell him right away either. I know these kids drove me up the wall more often than not and it was definitely a good form of birth control too because I am not keen on starting my own brood right away either. Yet my heart was truly sad while driving home (2 hours in traffic), thinking about the day camps and after-school programs that I got to run over the past year.
I feel that corps ministry is great because you are with the same kids on a regular basis and you see them grow. Sometimes in small increments, some by leaps and bounds. Some not at all – but those seeds that have been planted and now need much nurturing and God’s love and time. I think this interaction and seeing them grow is what I will truly miss now that I’m working at DHQ. Here I only get to interact part time but help develop the leaders instead.
Christianity is all about relationships. Our relationship with God and how that correlates to those around us. Marriage, business, ministry, random people we meet on the street. It’s all about how we can truly take the love of Christ and share it with others in a plethora of shapes and forms.
The after-school and day camp kids – I will miss them terribly as they begin their new semester next Monday. I will miss…
How they call me Mrs. Kim and how I always protest and want to be called Miss.
How they complained about their fingers falling off in guitar class.
How I told them to “Suck it up princess.”
How they never wanted to do their homework and the ways that I had to bribe them to actually do it.
How much they loved theory challenges.
How gullible they were (we convinced them once that Stephen was my son and he lived in the big shed behind the church and showered in the back lot).
How the other kids rallied for each other playing knock out.
How my staff grew as leaders.
How my staff nearly killed the ADHD drum & percussion class
How David Kim (staff) thought he was learning English from playing Knock-out with the kids.
How the kids made the most hilarious faces while singing our mass vocal pieces.
How Meedum and Emily would giggle while doing math homework because they ran out of fingers to count.
How I would let them borrow my fingers to help count.
How proud I felt to see all of them grow musically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
I feel that corps ministry is great because you are with the same kids on a regular basis and you see them grow. Sometimes in small increments, some by leaps and bounds. Some not at all – but those seeds that have been planted and now need much nurturing and God’s love and time. I think this interaction and seeing them grow is what I will truly miss now that I’m working at DHQ. Here I only get to interact part time but help develop the leaders instead.
Christianity is all about relationships. Our relationship with God and how that correlates to those around us. Marriage, business, ministry, random people we meet on the street. It’s all about how we can truly take the love of Christ and share it with others in a plethora of shapes and forms.
The after-school and day camp kids – I will miss them terribly as they begin their new semester next Monday. I will miss…
How they call me Mrs. Kim and how I always protest and want to be called Miss.
How they complained about their fingers falling off in guitar class.
How I told them to “Suck it up princess.”
How they never wanted to do their homework and the ways that I had to bribe them to actually do it.
How much they loved theory challenges.
How gullible they were (we convinced them once that Stephen was my son and he lived in the big shed behind the church and showered in the back lot).
How the other kids rallied for each other playing knock out.
How my staff grew as leaders.
How my staff nearly killed the ADHD drum & percussion class
How David Kim (staff) thought he was learning English from playing Knock-out with the kids.
How the kids made the most hilarious faces while singing our mass vocal pieces.
How Meedum and Emily would giggle while doing math homework because they ran out of fingers to count.
How I would let them borrow my fingers to help count.
How proud I felt to see all of them grow musically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Comments
honestly - dont know how you can teach little kids - so its nice that you can write all these great things about them!